Luger holster with Ink Stamped Eagle

[The Arctic Fox]

I've had a few unusual German holsters over the years. This P08 Luger Holster is black, WaA182 (Frost & Jahnel), no letter code. And has a German Eagle within a square stamped on inside leather. There is some unreadable words too. Ink is off blue which I had seen in a German pocket pistol holster once.
What is this stamp? Leather manufacturer?
Does surviving ink stamp raise the value on this holster with the stamp?

[frundsberg]

I also got a luger holster with the same type of unreadable stamp on the inside flap , it's a 1941 date with letter code " epf " and WaA 185 .

[leondes]

I believe those internal ink stamps were put on the leather, possibly by the inspector of the tanned hide, before it was cut up to make a holster. I haven't found that those stamps increase the value of the holster but they are interesting. You have to be a little careful because I have seen fake ink stamps on the inside that were intended to deceive.

Regards, Leon

[Jerry Burney]

Leon is right on the money . These were inspectors stamps placed on the hides for approval of the leather hide.
I have opened up many hundreds of Luger holsters over the years and usually one out of a hundred or so will have a stamp or partial stamp like this on the interior. I have a photo archive I have collected of them. Most people don't take a flashlight and look inside holsters but they are there!
If the stamp were very clear and readable in it's entirety it might make the holster slightly more desirable. The one shown is an interesting oddity but not clear enough to raise the price.
As leon says fake stamps can rear their ugly heads on almost any leather item. Usually they are circular ...someone gets a Nazi stamp and can't resist stamping everything in sight. More often than not they cannot stamp it just once! No, that will not do..you must stamp it multiple times! That helps to determine that it is not original though.

Your holster is a handsome one. It has no code because the maker mark, Frost & Jahnel is present. The Germans directed sometime in 1940-41 to switch to codes but you see some maker marks even in 42-43.

Jerry Burney

[The Arctic Fox]

Thanks everyone. Jerry once again your leathersmithing knowledge comes through. I might clean this one up and put it away. I like it.